Curtain threading helper



Sept. 11, 1956 P. M. Moss CURTAIN THREADING HELPER Filed May 7, 1954INVENTOR. P4772712 M M0515 JZY5F/Wf? United States Patent CURTAINTHREADING HELPER Pennie M. Moss, Humboldt, Tenn.

Application May 7, 1954, Serial No. 428,333

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-105) The invention relates to devices for facilitatingthe guiding or threading of curtain rods through the hem of a curtain ordrape.

The problem of guiding curtain rods through the hem of a curtain is wellrecognized. The rods that are employed to hang curtains and drapesgenerally have blunt ends with sharp corners. It is therefore an arduousand diflicult operation to guide the rod along its proper path.Furthermore, curtains are often made of delicate material that issusceptible to tearing. Hence, the sharp corners on the end of theconventional curtain rod are apt to tear holes in the curtain unlessgreat care is exercised in threading the rod through the hem. This thenis a timeconsuming job that requires patience and much effort.

It is therefore a primary object of this invention to provide a devicethat will facilitate the operation of guiding a curtain or drape rodthrough the hem of a curtain or drape.

A further object of this invention is to provide a curtain threadingattachment that is adapted to fit on the end of a curtain rod.

A further object of this invention is to provide a curtain threadingdevice that will prevent any possibility of tearing the curtain whenthreading a rod therethrough.

A further object of this invention is to provide a curtain threadingdevice that will permit the threading operation of a curtain rod to bequick and easy to perform.

A further object of this invention is to provide a curtain threadingdevice that is of simple construction, easy to manufacture and adaptablefor convenient attachment to the end of a curtain rod.

These and other objects of the present invention will become apparentfrom the following description considered with the drawings in whichFigure 1 is a side view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the invention shown inserted in acurtain rod ready for use, and

Figure 3 shows the invention in operative use.

In accordance with the above objects, the present invention comprises adevice that is conveniently inserted into the end of a conventionalcurtain rod. A ring-like katented Sept. 11, 1956 "ice construction onone end of the attachment thereby extends beyond the rod to present asmooth curved surface to the curtain. Being curved, the curtain offerslittle resistance to the rod as it is pushed through the hem, and thereis no possibility of damage to the curtain. The rod is thereby quicklyand efficiently guided along its proper path.

Referring now to the drawings, the attachment is generally indicated bynumeral 10 and comprises a ring 11 having two extending arms 12 and 13.The arms are preferably made integral with the ring and of flexiblematerial. Both the ring and arms may be made of a heavy gauge wire.Since the arms 12 and 13 are secured to the ring at one end andunsecured at the other end, they are flexible and free to move togetherunder pressure. The outer ends 14 and 15 of the arms are rounded toallow for easy insertion into a rod.

In Figure 2 there is shown the attachment 10 inserted in the end of arod 16. It is seen that the arms 12 and 13 are slightly pressed togetherby the inner surfaces of the rod to provide a friction engagement. Thisis to prevent the attachment from slipping out of the rod during usethereof. Also, the ring 11 is of slightly greater diameter than thewidth of the rod, so that it will not slide into the rod as the curtain17 is being threaded.

With the attachment properly inserted in the rod 16, the curtain isconveniently pushed over the rod in the direction of arrow 18, as seenin Figure 3.

Though the present invention has been described with reference to aspecific embodiment thereof, it is understood that this is not to beconsidered as limiting the scope of the invention, as defined in theappended claim.

Having described the invention, what is considered new and novel is:

A device for gripping a curtain rod through the hem of a curtaincomprising a ring of round wire of a diameter larger than the width of acurtain rod, a pair of curved flexible wire arms integrally projectingfrom said ring, and coplanar with the latter, said pair of curvedflexible wire arms being spaced apart less than the outer diameter ofsaid ring at their joining ends with the latter, and said arms beingspread apart intermediate their ends to assume a distance from eachother greater than the diameter of said ring, said arms being adapted tobe received in the end of a curtain rod with a friction fit, and arounded end on each of said arms to facilitate the insertion of saidarms in the end of a curtain rod.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,121,712 Petri June 21, 1938 2,378,970 Baumann June 26, 1945 2,553,067Thomas May 15, 1951

